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The sheriff's secretary and several and severalstaff will also be working out of this space. The Sheriff's secretary will also provide secretarially duties to the City of Gem Lake. so that an additional person is not needed. The space will be leased out to the Sheriffs department at a competitive rate which will be deducted from the City of Germ Lake's currently monthly payment to the Sheriff for his services. It was noted that discussions regarding paying for maintenance of the common area of the building are underway. It was alsonoted that the parking lot may need to be expanded to provide enough parking. Fortunately,because of the timeof the year, completion of the landscaping of the grounds around the building has not yet begun. Resident lJzpen asked if a written contract was being drawn up with the Sheriff. Mayor Emeott stated that a formal agreement would be written up. OLD BUSINESS A) City MS4 report for 2006 (Watson): No report. Councilor Watson is not in attendance. Ii) SEH Invoice for supervising sewer main repair Mayor Emeott reported that XCeI has agreed to make payment to SEH for this work. There initially was confusion over what this charge was for. NEW BUSINESS: A) Approval of payment of claims for December 2007: Mayor Eiiicott referred. the Council to the listing of payments requiring approval. Forty-four chairs were purchased forthemeeting room, all that were in stock at Sarn's Club. Mayor Emeott gave a formal thank you to Beth and Steve Hertzog for volunteering tohelp pick-up chairs, Another 6-10 chairs may still be needed. There are many other items still needed. Discussed idea of including a list of items still needed for inclusion in the city newsletter. There was also a large payment to Wells Fargo for repayment of 2004 bonds for Schueneman Road sewer. Payment of claims' for time period above was unanimously approvedas indicated by Councilor's signatures on this document B) Putman Planners contract. for Hwy 61 I County Road E NE Corner: Marc Putman presented Mayor Emeott with a written contactfor $5000 for creation ofa development plan for the NE corner of Hwy 61 and Co. Rd. E. as requested by. the City Council. Mayor Emeott signed the contract and indicated that a check would be available as of tomorrow for 10% of the agreed upon price. C) Resolution 2008-1 Appointments for 2008: Mayor Emeott presented a listing of appointments needed for 2008. Several :changes were made per request of Councilor Artig-Swomley. Motion by Artig-Swoiniey,. Seconded by Schilling for approval of Resolution 2008-1 Appointments for 2008 with the changes.. discussed was unnnimously.approved by voice vote. I]) Resolution 2008-2 Fee schedule for 2008: Mayor Emeott presented a 2008 Fee Schedule. Discussion regarding addition of a general Business License fee occurred with. a final decision of a nominal $50 fee tobe accessed. Motion by Schilling, Seconded Rasmussen for approval of Resolution 2008-2 Fee schedule for 2008 was unanimously approved by voice vote. E) SCORE grant. for 2008: Mayor. Emeott noted that a grant is being offeredto cities for completion of an annual recycling survey. Currently the city has no one to administer the 5-6 page survey which requires tracking of recycling amounts within the city. It was decided by the Council that the city would decline participation in the survey and grant for 2008. F) :Formal "Thank you" to Tousley Ford for use of meetingroom for last 30 years: Mayor Emeott asked for suggestions on how to thank Tousley Ford for their use of the meeting room. it was suggested by Artig-. Swomley that Mayor Emeottwrite a formal thank you letter to Touslcy Ford. Also, they could receive a invitation to the Grand opening celebration of the New City Hall. Then:disoussion About how to go about putting something into the White Bear Press occurred. It was suggested that either an article be written up or a letter to the editor submitted. Artig-Sworn.ley agreed to write up something forinclusion in the City Newsletter as well as to the White Bear Press. Look for us on the. World Wide Web at gemlakenm.org